Basin-cock.



E. A. GEHRKH.

BASIN COCK.

urmonlon nun JULY 2a, 1913.

Patented July 28, 1914,

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' UNI-Tan STATE$ PATENT O F C 1,105,072, pe i o Letters in Patented July 28,1914.

Application med J'u1y 23, 191s; seriaino; 780,810,

To allwhome't mayfconcern y 'ventio'n,- the iunier'al l designates a supp-17y Beit. known that I, Enivano A. Gnnnnn, 'pipe to which theiiilet pipe 2 of the faucet a citizen of the United States, residing at 'is connected tl'irough the medium of a pack-- Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and ing-nut ,3, the, lower extremity of th aid; (5Q State of Nebraska, have invented certain inlet pipe being exterior-1y"threaded.as at et. new and useful improvements in Basin- .A tapering head '5nis qforin'ed integrally-With Cocks, of which the following is a specificaa'ndupon the extremity of the supply pipe 1 tic-n. e for effecting-a L-water-tight connection be-' This invention. relates to an improved t' een" the said supply 'pipe andl'the inlet-e5 faucet wherein 'iiieans' is provided for filterpipe, the creation of the head pioviding a ing or straining the water beforethe same shoulder beneath-xwhicha. rubber, gasket 6 reaches the faucet valve, thuspreventing the passage of solid impurities into the valve chamber.

A further object of the invention conteinplates the provision of a removable filtering device, employed inconn'ection'with a faucet; the said ice being arranged- Within the interior of the faucet body in such a a catch basin adapted manner as to create to accumulate and distrain all impurities of a solid nature until subsequently removed.

' A still further object of the invention resides inthe provision of a specially designed faucet, wherein the several embodiments 'or parts maybe quickly and readily detached or disconnected to permit thorough cleaningor repaii of the faucet interior should occasion demand.

"lhe'above and additional objects areac co nplishe'd by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in the accomed hereto, and ,for n'oa part of this applica-.

l invention: Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2- -2 cured to or formed integrally ith'thesaid of l 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 head of the valve, the :former extending of Fig. 1. to the exterior of the faucet bodyand being lcfore proceeding with the description provided with a knob or handle 17 of the of the drawings. I desire to call attention to ordinary type. A thr 1aded enlargement 18 k5 the fact that while I have evolved my hr of the stem is formed near tlie'base thereof, vcntioii with particular reference to the thesaid enlargement fitting within the infiltration of water, the same maybe readily terior of the'thr eacled portion 19 of the utilized in connection with any other liquids valve body or easing by means of which the susceptible of its application. V head 15of the valve is moved into and out Referring now to the draivings,wvhere in of engagement 'Withithe pipe section 13 pa'ii'ying drawings, described in the following specificat on,- and then more particularly pointed out in the-claims which are appendtioii..

. In describing my invention in detail-ref.

circncc will be hadj to the accompanying drawings, ivherein like characters denote. like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Which:-

l igture l is a vertical sectional view of 1 a faucet constructed in accordance with my is illustrated the preferred formof my in- 1 ing a valve seat upon which the '15 of the faucet normally rests By threadis fitted, which,- in connection with the packing nut-3, produces the desired Water tight connectionbetween the vsaid pipes l The upper extremity of the inlet. pipe 2,. i

'is en-larged as at"? for the purpose of providingfa chamber or catch basin 8, the purpose of which will subsequentlyappear. 7'5

The, said enlargement 7 is cxteriorlythreaded as at 9 to efi'ectga Water tight connection ibetiveen the said enlargementand an" exten- I sion 10 of the. faucet body'll the said eXt'ension having an annular flange formed upon the base thereof, over which; a packing nut 12 is arranged; the said nut being secured "to the enlargement Tof'the' inlet pipe by means of tlie'threads 9- formed thereupon.

A removable pipe section 13' is .threaded3 Within the .interio-r of ,thefauce't body 11', a portion of the said section extending or pro-' jeoting into the interiorof'th'eoutlet chamher 14: of the faucet, such projection formvalve head 9 1 ing the pipe section within the body, vertical ustment of tliesaid section isperinitted, WlllCll adpistinent, as is-apparent upon reference to the drawings, will providefor member and itsseat, to thereby increase or diminish the amount of Water [flowing out of the outlet let off the faucet, the latter, of

.yariation intlie space between the valve 'c'oiirsefbeing au-aeden; A stein 16 issef orming a-valye seatof the faucet- A cap '20 of the ordinary construction is arranged upon the top of the valve casing through which the valve stem 16 extends, the said 'cap being so constructed as to efiect a water tight connection between the said cap and the said casing.

Disposed within the extension 10 of the casing and permanently secured upon the in-- terior thereof I provide a metallic band 21-, the said band projecting into the interior of the chamber or catch basin 8 of the inlet pipe enlargement. Arranged upon the interior of the band and extending upwardl'y and into the interior of the portion 10 of the casing I provide a filtering screen 22, substantially cylindrical in shape, both ends being closed bythe screen material; The said'screen is supported within the band by reason of its tight engagement, or if desired the screen may be provided with a ring by means of which it is solderedor otherwise permanently secured in proper place. A pipe section 23 is threaded into thenpper' extremity of the inlet pipe 2, the said pipe section extending upwardly and into the interior of the catch basin 8 to a point near the bottom of the filter, this arrangement leaving. a space between the uppenextremity of the said. pipe section and the lower por- 30- tion of the screen by means of which the dn't or sednuent of the water is allowed to -pass outwardly or away from the screen and later fall into the catch basinprovided therefor; An opening 24 is formed Within the section 23 near the base thereof, the said opening permitting the water contained within the catch basin to'be withdrawn thcrefron'i should the water supply be for any reason turned off, thereby facilitating to a great extent, the cleaning of the catch basin when desired. The said opening also allows the water to drain or flow from the catch basin and thus prevent freezing of the water contained therein during cold weather] Having described fully the construction and disposition of the several embodiments of this'ihvention, the operation of the same will now be set forth. p

The water upon entering the section 23 from the inlet pipe 2 comes directly in con-' tact with the lower portion of the filtering screen 2:? through which it must pass before entering the pipe section 13 in the valve casing. By filling the screen 22 with anysuitable filtering-substance such as charcoalor- 'the like, all solid impurities are distrained or pi'e ven'ted from passing-into the pipe section ISandoutIet chamber 14 of the faucet. The section 23 being disposed away from the screen 22, sufficient space is provided to permit the impurities to fall into the catch basin 8 provided therefor, the said impurities being accumulated within the said basin until subsequently removed by cutting off the water supply and removing the casing body, by means 'of the connection illustrated by the numeral 12.--

It will be seen from the above, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that all impurities or solid substances are distrained by the filtering screen 22 before reaching the valve mechanism above described, thereby insuring an effective operation of the said valve at all times.

i In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawimg'sand referred toin the above detherein, an inlet pipe, an enlargement at one end of said pipe, said enlargement de: fining a. catchbasln, means detachably connecting said enlargement with said casing,

an adjustable pipe section carried by said inlet pipe and extending into said basin, and a screen member supported within said casing and in spaced relation to said pipe section beneath the faucet outlet, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Incombination with a faucet having an adjustable valve member, an inlet pipe detachably secured'to. the said faucet, an enlargement formed upon said inlet pipe, the wall of the said'enlargementdefining a catch basin, a pipe section mounted upon the upper extremity ofsaid inlet pipe, said pipe section extending into said. basin, a filter screen'arrange'd within said faucet over said pipe section and in spaced relation thereto, said screen being closed at each end, and an adjustable pipe section mounted within said faucet-adjacent and above said screen and upon which the said valve is normally seated to close communlcation between the inlet and outlet of the faucet. v

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. GEHRKE: Witnesses:

Oman Rnrrrnn, R. A. HARVEY.

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